Taiwan’s national baseball team has begun its second phase of training in
Taipei as it prepares for the World Baseball Classic next month.



The squad returned to the Taipei Dome yesterday after completing its first
training camp in Kaohsiung.

Japan-based pitchers Gu Lin Ruei-yang (古林睿煬), Sun Yi-lei (孫易磊), and
20-year-old Zhang Jun-wei have now joined the team.



Zhang, the youngest player on this year’s roster, is a right-hander of the
Nipon Professional Baseball's Fuku-oka Softbank Hawks team.

Coaches say the staff will be watching how he adapts to the WBC’s pitching
limits and game tempo, but they add that being selected already proves he has
the ability.

Meanwhile, CPBL officials say U.S.-based players are expected to join the
team in Miyazaki, Japan, later this month.

As for 2 Taiwanese-American players Jonathon Long and Stuart Fairchild,
officials say discussions are ongoing about having them arrive in Taiwan
early.

(JL)